THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION

Sasso US I

The New York Yankees

Home: New York, NY Largest Market in sports Division: American

League East 27 World

Championships Most valuable franchise Highest payroll in

Baseball: At times it has gone over $200 million

Manager- Joe Girardi

5th season as Yanks manager

Very accomplished major league player

Won multiple championships as a player

2006 National League Manager of the Year (Florida Marlins)

Known throughout baseball as very intelligent; can’t miss as a manager

Has been accused at times of “over-managing”

The Players

The Tampa Bay Rays

Home: Tampa, FL Small market franchise Division: American

League East Traditionally they have

been awful Very limited resources 29th most valuable

franchise (out of 30) 29th highest payroll

(out of 30): about $44 million

Manager- Joe Maddon Worked in the Angels

organization for 31 years! Never made it to the majors as

a player Won the 2002 World Series as

an asst. coach Never given the top job

permanently with the Angels Took the top job with the Rays-

thought to be a dead-end job Signature thick rimmed glasses Known throughout baseball as

an excellent teacher Very quirky- uses crazy

strategies and motivational tools

The Players

Comparison

RAYS YANKEES

Small Unknown No history Unknown Manager Exciting, Fun to watch Aggressive Hungry, Passionate EXCELLENT on defense They WANT to win Nothing to lose

Big Famous- “Evil Empire” Rich History Famous Manager Can be a little boring Passive Satisfied Supposed to win All the pressure is on

them

All-Time Records

YANKS RAYS

1901-present Games- 17,448 Wins- 9,862 Losses- 7,493 %- .568 (best in

history)

1998-present Games- 2,427 Wins- 1,103 Losses- 1,324 %- .454 (worst in

history)

BUT…

RAYS SINCE 2008 YANKS SINCE 2008

458-352 (.565) 2 division

championship 3 playoff

appearances 1 league

championship Wins against Yanks-

42

479-331 (.591) 3 division

championships 4 playoff

appearances 1 league

championship 1 World Series

championship Wins against Rays-

42

Here’s what you get:

TAMPA BAY RAYS NEW YORK YANKEES

And you’ll probably have:

SOME OF THIS…. ….AND SOME OF THAT

The Road To Revolution

The Intolerable Acts threaten all the colonies

Committees of Correspondence call for a “Continental Congress”

Delegates from 12 out of 13 colonies come to Philadelphia in September of 1774

5 Major Decisions

1) Reject plan for colonial union under England

2) Come up with Declaration of Grievances

3) Make military preparations for MA 4) Agree to a series of boycotts, enforced

by the Continental Association 5) Agree to meet again in the spring of

1775

Lexington and Concord

Farmers and townspeople had begun gathering weapons and ammoTrain as “Minutemen”Can only respond to British aggression

Lexington and Concord British Commander in

Boston is General Thomas Gage

He believed that his army was too small to do anything significant

He receives orders to arrest both Samuel Adams and John Hancock, and that they are in Lexington, MA

He is also told that there is a stash of weapons in Concord, MA

Lexington and Concord

Gage wants to avoid as much trouble and bloodshed as possible

Decides to send 1,000 troops out of Boston on the evening of April 18th, 1775

This is where the committees of correspondence come into play

Lexington and Concord

The Midnight Riders Paul Revere, William

Dawes, and Samuel Prescott

“The Regulars are coming”

Revere and Prescott are both apprehended; Dawes makes it the countryside and back

Lexington and Concord

When the British arrive at Lexington there are roughly 70 minutemen waiting for them

Quick fight, nothing that seems real significant, but this will ultimately be the first battle of the Revolution

British will then march to Concord, but they don’t find any weapons

Set fire to the town, but they have no idea what is waiting for them

Lexington and Concord

Minutemen have lined the roadways all the way back to Boston

They will use guerilla warfare tactics on the British

Chase British all the way back to Boston

Lexington was basically a trap to set up the events at Concord

2nd Continental Congress

Meet again 3 weeks after Lexington and Concord

Kind of split in terms of emotions- you have an extreme side (Sam Adams, John Adams) and a conservative side (John Dickinson)

Olive Branch Petition (rejected) Begin to draft a Declaration of

Independence Issue paper $ Create a Continental Army- appoint

George Washington as commander No turning back at this point

LET’s GET READY TO REVOLT!